Himachal Pradesh Election 2022: PM Modi accuses Congress of 'corruption and scam'; check details
The 68-member assembly of Himachal Pradesh will go to polls on November 12 and the counting of votes will be held on December 8. The tenure of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 8 January 2023.
FollowPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (November 9) said that Himachal Pradesh needs a stable and strong government of "double engine", and linked the Congress with "instability, corruption and scam".
Addressing a rally in Kangra district, which has the largest number of assembly seats in the state, PM Modi targeted the Congress and accused it of "betraying" the state when it was in power at the Centre.
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The Prime Minister also said the Congress, the main challenger to the BJP's bid to retain power in the hill state, will only hamper development if it is elected to power in the state.
Noting that the Congress is left with power in only two states, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, PM Modi asked people if they have ever heard of them making news for development.
"It is the reports of internal feuds of the Congress which come out from there. There is so much anger against the Congress that people have not elected it to power in many states for decades after defeating it," PM Modi said.
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PM Modi also took examples of Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal among others. The BJP is identified by people with good governance and pro-poor policies and that is why it is elected to power again and again, he said, referring to the party's win in several states where it was in power.
"The BJP only says what it can do and then works with its full strength to implement its promises. Other political parties are still rooted in family rule and vote bank politics, PM Modi said.
The 68-member assembly of Himachal Pradesh will go to polls on November 12 and the counting of votes will be held on December 8. The tenure of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 8 January 2023.
